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A quantitative test of population genetics using spatiogenetic patterns in bacterial colonies.
The American naturalist - 1 Oct 2011
Korolev Kirill S, Xavier João B, Nelson David R, Foster Kevin R
Abstract excerpt
It is widely accepted that population-genetics theory is the cornerstone of evolutionary analyses. Empirical tests of the theory, however, are challenging because of the complex relationships between space, dispersal, and evolution. Critically, we lack quantitative validation of the spatial models of population genetics. Here we combine analytics, on- and off-lattice simulations, and experiments with bacteria to...
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